Matthew Rimmer

Interests: TV & cinema | Radio, music & podcasts | Theatre, comedy & gigs. Views own. Follow ≠ endorsement necessarily.

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I did not know Shakespeare was born opposite an all-year Christmas shop. 😉

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First hurdle - connecting train cancelled owing to an unexploded WWII bomb. Looking for alternatives.

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Last night, seeing a ticket for a sold out show had become available, I spontaneously booked a one-night trip to go and see it tonight as I'm not back in work until Thursday. On bus to first train now.

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@WestMidRailway Sent, thanks.

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Last night, seeing a ticket for a sold out show had become available, I spontaneously booked a one-night trip to go and see it tonight as I'm not back in work until Thursday. On bus to first train now.

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@trevorbaxendale Spider-Man exists as a popular entity beyond the MCU trappings. People are still showing up for him even if they’ve let the rest of Marvel’s output slide.

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@TheTrekCentral Alas, in the UK, it’s listed but when you play, it comes up with S4E2 again.

[Aunt Babe @babesmithh]

Average conversation with RAYE

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#SpiderManBrandNewDay - Spoiler-free thoughts:

Functional, livened up with funny lines along the way.

MJ and Ned are used well. I'm glad these likeable characters are still in the mix. Frank fits too (I've yet to watch all of #Daredevil or any of #ThePunisher).

A packed screening and I appreciated the Day One Marvel crowd being the quietest audience I've sat in for a while.

Musing on the importance of friendship, this #SpiderMan outing feels more one for #MCU fans - there is little standalone to recommend to a wider audience (unlike say the freshness Homecoming offered). Gets a bit dominated by an emerging strand.

Serviceable but not standout in the Marvel canon.

#BrandNewDay

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The Snow has been Patrolled and the Spider has been Manned.

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Double-bill of things teenage me liked that adult me still likes tonight; first up #SnowPatrol with a show marking the 20th anniversary of their album Eyes Open; then the new #SpiderMan film, #SpiderManBrandNewDay.

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#SnowPatrol done by 7:15, short but sweet - so I'm en route to my 8:00 screening. (This was the matinee show, they've another show this evening.)

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Double-bill of things teenage me liked that adult me still likes tonight; first up #SnowPatrol with a show marking the 20th anniversary of their album Eyes Open; then the new #SpiderMan film, #SpiderManBrandNewDay.

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R.I.P. Glen Hansard - brilliant in #Once.

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R.I.P. Kavinsky.

https://t.co/8ZJfRWGMYh

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Sad times for the BBC.

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BBC cancels Blankety Blank, Celebrity Mastermind and Live at the Apollo https://t.co/pUbB2WoP8S

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Double-bill of things teenage me liked that adult me still likes tonight; first up #SnowPatrol with a show marking the 20th anniversary of their album Eyes Open; then the new #SpiderMan film, #SpiderManBrandNewDay.

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@WhoPotterVian Go solo - once you start, it’s so liberating. See what you want when you want. Yes, it’s nice to go with others but solo trips mean you don’t miss out.

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R.I.P. Tom Chadbon - particularly memorable for his brilliant turn as Duggan in #CityOfDeath.

#DoctorWho #TheTrialOfATimeLord #TheMysteriousPlanet

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A shame. #BlanketyBlank is always a bit of fun. Bradley Walsh was a great host but if he were unavailable, surely he could have been replaced?

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Blankety Blank has been shelved by the BBC, for the fourth time in its 47 year history, as Bradley Walsh reveals he’s ‘too busy’ to film a new series. The current run lasted 5 years.